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Electoral Amendment (Banning Foreign Political Donations) Bill 2017 [2017] AUSStaCSBSD 287 (6 September 2017)


Electoral Amendment (Banning Foreign Political Donations) Bill 2017

Purpose
This bill seeks to amend the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 to:
• make it unlawful for a political party or candidate to receive a donation of over $1000 from foreign sources; and
• require a Statutory Declaration from donors to demonstrate they are not a foreign person
Sponsor
The Hon Bob Katter MP
Introduced
House of Representatives on 14 August 2017

The committee has no comment on this bill.


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